A newly discovered mechanism could explain the shock finding last year that oxygen is produced by metallic nodules on the ...

Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the ...

Deep-sea mining companies are aiming to mine the cobalt, nickel, copper, lithium and manganese contained in the nodules for use in solar panels, electric car batteries and other green technology.

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

A growing controversy is swirling around deep-sea mining, which aims to extract ... are vital for green technologies like solar panels and wind turbines, as well as mobile phones.

a chief researcher at the National Museum of Nature and Science who is a member of the ministry’s expert panel that discusses future deep-sea research policy. “Early countermeasures against ...